Gladiolus are such beautiful flowers so we can see why you would like to take them with you. In a perfect world, you want to let your gladiolus flower completely and then allow the foliage to die back naturally in the fall before moving bulbs or removing from the soil for storage in colder areas. The corms collect energy for next year’s growing season through the foliage and it is essential to continue the growing cycle and for the flowers to return the following year.
If you must remove them before the cycle has completed, it is hard to say if you removed the corms/foliage and flowers during the growing season and placed them in pots if they would survive the move. It would unfortunately not be known until next year’s growing season. If you must move them, you should make sure to dig up the entire corm and plant in a large container with a good potting mix. They are top heavy flowers so the container will need to heavy enough to hold them.
If the flowers do not return, you will need to buy new corms to replace them in your new location.
Hi Jessica,
Gladiolus are such beautiful flowers so we can see why you would like to take them with you. In a perfect world, you want to let your gladiolus flower completely and then allow the foliage to die back naturally in the fall before moving bulbs or removing from the soil for storage in colder areas. The corms collect energy for next year’s growing season through the foliage and it is essential to continue the growing cycle and for the flowers to return the following year.
If you must remove them before the cycle has completed, it is hard to say if you removed the corms/foliage and flowers during the growing season and placed them in pots if they would survive the move. It would unfortunately not be known until next year’s growing season. If you must move them, you should make sure to dig up the entire corm and plant in a large container with a good potting mix. They are top heavy flowers so the container will need to heavy enough to hold them.
If the flowers do not return, you will need to buy new corms to replace them in your new location.
Good luck. Hope this helps!